Medeas

Medeas is a 2013 American-Italian-Mexican[1] independent drama film directed by Andrea Pallaoro and starring Catalina Sandino Moreno and Brían F. O'Byrne.[2][3] It is Pallaoro's directorial debut.[4]

Medeas
Film poster
Directed byAndrea Pallaoro
Written byAndrea Pallaoro
Orlando Tirado
Produced byEleonora Granata-Jenkinson
Kyle Heller
Gina Resnick
Jonathan Venguer
Starring
CinematographyChayse Irvin
Edited byIsaac Hagy
Arndt Peemoeller
Distributed byThe Vladar Company
Release date
  • September 2, 2013 (2013-09-02) (Venice)
Running time
97 minutes
CountriesUnited States
Italy
Mexico
LanguageEnglish

Plot

MEDEAS is an intimate portrait of a rural family’s inner lives and their relationship to a harsh and shifting landscape. Ennis, a stern, hard-working dairy farmer struggles to maintain control of his family and surrounding environment, while his wife, Christina, retreats into herself, progressively disconnecting from him and their five children. As tensions increase, each character must confront their yearnings and anxieties, culminating in a dangerous conflict between control and freedom, intimacy, and alienation. A journey into the unpredictable boundaries of human behavior, MEDEAS explores the desperate lengths people are driven to by love and self-preservation.

Cast

Reception

The film has an 80% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 10 reviews, with an average score of 6.71/10.[5] Nick Prigge of Slant Magazine gave the film three stars out of four.[6] Orlando Weekly gave it four stars out of five.[7] Glenn Kenny of RogerEbert.com gave it two stars.[8]

See also

References
  1. Harvey, Dennis (20 June 2014). "Film Review: 'Medeas'". Variety. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  2. Reardon, Kiva (15 January 2015). "The dark indie drama Medeas twists the Greek myth for which it's named". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  3. Dalton, Stephen (3 October 2013). "Medeas: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  4. Catsoulis, Andrea (15 January 2015). "A Family of Few Words in a Slow-Burn Disaster: Andrea Pallaoro's 'Medeas,' About an Unraveling Family". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  5. "Medeas (2014)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  6. Prigge, Nick (12 January 2015). "Medeas". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  7. Belanger, Ashley; Boylan, Rob; Lambert, Fred; Manes, Billy; McCabe, Adam; Meier, Cameron; Schneider, Steve; Sullivan, Erin; Young, Jessica Bryce; O'Connor, Brendan (1 April 2014). "Florida Film Festival 2014 movie reviews". Orlando Weekly. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  8. Kenny, Glenn (16 January 2015). "Medeas". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 9 July 2017.


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